Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Skitroops in whites with rifles, Ft. Lewis, Washington
- A group of soldiers from the 87th Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) wearing "whites" or snow camouflage uniforms, carrying knapsacks and rifles, face away from the camera at the top of a snow covered hill. The men in front of the group are beginning...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Ski training: about face on skis executed by all of L-87th with Lieutenant William J. Bourke in Command, Camp Hale, Colorado
- Still from the Warner Brothers film: "The Fighting Mountaineers." Approximately one-hundred soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company L, execute an about face on skis under the command of Lieutenant William...
- Ski troops--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Bourke, William J.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Fighting Mountaineers (Motion picture)
- [1943-1944]
- Ski training: lesson in ski techniques at Camp Hale, Colorado
- Still from the Warner Brothers film: "The Fighting Mountaineers." Fifteen Tenth Mountain Division skitroopers stand at the bottom of a small hill watching as a skier practices what appears to be the side step. According to the caption this is a...
- Ski troops--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Fighting Mountaineers (Motion picture)
- [1943-1944]
- Ski training: standing at attention, a platoon of "G" Company, 87th Regiment.
- Still from the Warner Brothers film: "The Fighting Mountaineers." A Platoon of approximately fifty soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, Company G stand at attention with their skis balanced on their ski poles. All the men are...
- Ski troops--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Fighting Mountaineers (Motion picture)
- [1943-1944]
- Children ready for a ski race, Steamboat Spgs. Moffat Road
- Children stand on skis on a snow-covered street in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; the girls wear skirts and hold poles; the boys wear knickers; a child on horseback, a drug store, and commercial buildings are in background.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Children--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Lady skirs [sic] on Steamboat Spgs. Course, Moffat Road
- Four young women stand on skis, holding poles, at base of ski slope in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; they wear ankle length skirts; spectators line the ski course.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski course at Steamboat Spgs. Moffat Road
- View, from downhill, of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; shows distance markers along side of slope from 50 to 160 feet and and tripod next to deserted slope.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski course at Steamboat Spgs. Colo.
- View, from downhill, of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; spectators line the steep, snow-covered slope; shows a skier near bottom of slope, two levels of jumping platforms, and skiers lining up above the lower platform.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski girl
- Profile of a young woman on skis at the base of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; she holds bamboo poles and wears a knit cap, sweater, ankle-length skirt, gloves and boots; shows spectators along slope and ski jump platforms and trees...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski girl
- A young woman stands on skis at the base of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; she holds bamboo poles and wears ankle-length skirt, sweater, knit cap, gloves and boots; spectators line the slope and a jumping platform is at top.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski jumper
- Profile of a skier poised over skis on a snowy slope in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; he wears a cap, belted sweater, knickers, and lace-up boots.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski girl
- A girl stands on skis at the base of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; she holds bamboo poles and wears boots, stockings, knee- length skirt, sweater, knit cap, and mittens; spectators line the slope behind her; ski jump platforms and...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski jumper
- Close view of a skier poised over his skis, with arms extended slightly, on a ski slope in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; he wears knickers, cap, lace-up boots, belted sweater and gloves.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski jumpers at Steamboat Spgs. meet
- Four male skiers on the slope at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Ragnar Omtvedt, champion jumper, is third from left; two men have "official guest" ribbons pinned to lapels.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Omtvedt, Ragnar.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski jumpers
- Close view of the back of a skier poised over his skis, with arms extended, on a ski slope in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Steamboat Spgs. ski course
- View, from uphill, of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; shows ski tracks on steep slope, wooden bleachers, standing and seated spectators, and blurred image of skier near bottom of course.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- The take off Steamboat Spgs. ski course, Moffat Road
- Close, side view of a ski jump platform on the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; two United States flags fly from corners of snow-covered, wooden platform; two platforms are further downhill, one with snow, another cleared.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 to 1923?]
- Regnar [sic] Omtvedt Champion Ski Jumper of the World
- Profile view of champion ski jumper Ragnar Omtvedt leaning forward over his skis on a ski slope in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; he casts a shadow on the snow slope and wears lace-up boots, knickers, and a sweater.
- Skiers--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Omtvedt, Ragnar.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Winter sport
- Three nordic skiers on a well-tracked slope with sparse trees; two women use poles and wear skirts, jackets, and hats; a man without poles wears a stocking cap and jacket.
- Cross-country skiing--1910-1930.; Skiers--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- D & R G W ski train
- Men, teenagers, and boys pose by a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger coach, in Colorado, with skis, ice skates, and a toboggan.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1930-1940.; Skiing--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Girl on cross county skis with dog
- A girl with ski poles and skis poses with a dog; trees and snow are in the background.
- Dogs--1920-1940.; Girls--1920-1940.; Skiing--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Aspen, Colo - first trip up on tenth hill [?] fall of '47
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; shows a man and woman on a t-bar ski lift, town buildings, and snow.
- Ski lifts--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Snow--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ski resorts--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- 1947, Fall
- Ralph Bromighan
- Ralph Bromighan, a member of the 10th Mountain Division 3rd Battalion 86th Regiment, skis possibly in Colorado. He wears a cap, goggles, and a sweater.
- Infantry--American--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Skiing--1940-1950.; Bromighan, Ralph.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [between 1940 and 1944]
- Aspen 1930's ski course construction
- Two women skiers in Aspen, Colorado stand at the top of the ski hill facing downwards. Both women wear trousers, light jackets and scarves on their head. Trees are on either side of the ski slope, and the town is at the base of the hill.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of Aspen Mountain looming over the town of Aspen, Colorado; shows ski runs and chairlift paths through the trees, snow covered landscape, and snow capped peaks.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Chair lift, Aspen
- View of a single person chair hanging from the chairlift cable above Aspen Mountain, Aspen, Mountain; features Aspen trees in bloom and other vegetation on the hillside; other chairs hang from the cables at the base of the hill; town of Aspen and...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Crossing Alpine Pass
- A man with one ski pole poses on skis on snow covered Alpine (Altman) Pass, Chaffee County or Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Altman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--1880-1900.; Skiing--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- Skiers wearing ski clothes, skis, and poles stand and ski on Aspen Mountain, Colorado. A ski run cuts through the bare trees; ski gates are scattered across the mountain. The rooftops of the town of Aspen are below. Landmarks include the Wheeler...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Denver, snowstorm
- A man skis in a downtown Denver street in the snowstorm of 1913 in Colorado. Shows pedestrians in the snow packed street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Skiing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snowstorm
- Two people ski down a Denver, Colorado street in the snowstorm of 1982. Shows cross country skis and poles.
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Disasters--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Skiing--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1982
- Colorado skiers
- A man and woman pause with ski poles and watch an enclosed gondola ski lift in Colorado. Snow covered mountains and stratus clouds are in the distance.
- Ski lifts--Colorado--1950-1970.; Skiing--Colorado--1950-1970.; Snow--Colorado--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Gertrude (Richmond), Hauck Willard, her husband
- Gertrude and Hauck Willard and an unidentified couple pose on skis in Colorado. The men carry rifles; women's outfits include a puff shouldered blouse and knit blanket.
- Couples--Colorado--1900-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--1900-1930.; Women--Colorado--1900-1930.; Willard, Gertrude.; Willard, Hauck.
- [between 1900 and 1929?]
- Scenic Hot Springs
- A man poses on cross-country skis in front of the Scenic Hot Springs Hotel, built by the Great Northern Railway Company as a destination resort, in Scenic (King County), Washington. The log and frame three-story hotel has a gambrel roof with dormer...
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; Scenic Hot Springs Hotel (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Scenic (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Washington (State)--Scenic--1910-1920.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Scenic--1910-1920.
- 1917 April 29
- On the way
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier practices ski jumping, which was officially forbidden, on a ski slope near Camp Hale.
- Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]
- First Winter Sports Carnival held west of Mississippi River, at Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.
- Large group poses in front of the grocery store during the First Winter Sports Carnival, Hot Sulphur Springs, Grand County, Colorado. Some hold skis upright, others sit on toboggans or sleds. Carl Howelson holds a large shiny trophy cup. Other...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1920.; Skiing--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Wolf Creek Pass Ski Area
- Automobiles are parked along a narrow plowed road at Wolf Creek Pass in Mineral County, Colorado. Shows deep snow, the ski area beside highway US 160, skiers and a rope tow.
- Mineral County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Wolf Creek Pass (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Ski resorts--Colorado--Wolf Creek Pass--1950-1960.; Skiing--Colorado--Wolf Creek Pass--1950-1960.
- 1950 February 17
- F.I.S. National Ski Tournament, Aspen, Colorado
- People, with skis and poles, crowd the bottom of the ski slopes at the Federation Internationale de Ski (International Ski Federation) competition in Aspen (Eagle County), Colorado. Woody station wagons and cars are parked by wood and log lodges.
- International Ski Federation--Sports.; Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.; Sports--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.
- [1950?]
- 5th Inf. Ski Patrol in Sun Valley, during training film
- A member of the Mountain Division, 15th Infantry Ski Patrol (later the 10th Mountain Division) adjusts his rifle during filming for an Otto Lang training film at Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He stands on skis and wears a winter jacket and...
- Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski...
- 1941
- Possibly Sun Valley
- A member of probably the Army Ski Troops (later the 10th Mountain Division) skis in deep snow in a mountain clearing near possibly Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He holds ski poles and wears a rucksack.
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- ca. 1941 or 1942
- Sigi Engel, Sun Valley, Otto Lang training film
- Sigi (Sigmund?) Engel poses on skis while he is filmed for a training film in the mountains near Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He wears a winter parka and cap.
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- 1941
- Adventures in the San Juan mountains
- Men load boxes on pack mules. A man skies down a slope, and men stake a claim on a snow covered hillside. Men with pack animals wade through deep snow. A pack train of burros haul timber and men celebrate around a hoist at a mine shaft.
- Miners--1880-1890.; Mining--1880-1890.; Packtrains--1880-1890.; Skiing--1880-1890.; Snow--1880-1890.
- 1883 June 9